ML fuel gauge problem

[Dave 54]

I had a very scary situation last night when my ML320 cut out on a busy roundabout! We managed to push it to the hard shoulder and figure out what was wrong. The fuel gauge showed a tad below 1/4 full, and the fuel warning light had just come on, more or less as it cut out. I managed to get 5L of diesel with the help of a very helpful passing police officer which put the gauge up to a tad over 1/4 full. The car the restarted once it has pulled more fuel through, and has been OK ever since. Needless to say, I filled up at the next service station. I only purchased the car 2 days ago, and hadn't filled up at all. A brief read through various postings suggests that this is not a new issue, but what is the solution? The dealer will get the sharp end of my tongue next week after I've had a full check up done on the car. Issues so far apart from the gauge are a noisy passenger side wing mirror when it is moved in or out, and CD multichanger that won't let me put any CDs in.

 

[mikestrivens]

Maybe you should have checked the last two things before you handed over your hard earned cash

 

[Dave 54]

Quite right! I did give it a pretty thorough look at but didn't have a CD with me. Hands up, the noisy mirror should have been picked up.

 

[kid-jensen]

I know there's a tolerance between individual cars, but my ML will do at least 30 miles after the low-fuel warning light comes on..

I ran out of bottle after that and filled-up!

 

[Steve@Avantgarde]

Could have a fuel tank sender issue..

 

[mercedes13156]

As Steve says.... and, what about a knackered HP Pump which sees one side of the fuel tank completely empty while the other is reading a quarter full. Happened to me a few years back. If I remember, the EPC light showed up on the dash but putting more fuel in solved the problem until it was a quarter full at which point it cut out again.